| Community Food Security / Food Systems Projects Supported by the Presbyterian Hunger Program in 2004
Total Projects: 19
Total Grant Amount: $ 100,780
Community Harvest, Washington, DC - (Synod of Mid-Atlantic; National Capitol Presbytery) $8,000 to provide low-income communities with access to healthy foods by linking them to local farmers.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Learning Center, Chicago, IL - (Synod of Lincoln Trails; Chicago Presbytery) $4,500 to educate about local food systems held in city neighborhoods.
COMPA, Washington, DC - (National) $8,000 to create awareness about harmful economic development models and seeking alternatives to guarantee sustainable development.
Dakota Resource Council, Dickinson, ND - (Synod of Lake and Prairies; Northern Plains Presbytery) $4,500 to secure greater justice in the marketplace and in US farm policy for small and medium farmers.
Ecovida, Chicago, IL - (Synod of Lincoln Trails; Chicago Presbytery) $6,400 to educate scholars on human health and environmental awareness through the teaching of gardening.
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Portland, OR - (Synod of the Pacific; Eastern Oregon Presbytery) $5,000 to increase local food market opportunities for low income families.
Faith in Place, Chicago, IL - (Lincoln Trails Synod; Chicago Presbytery) - $6,400 to educate people about fair trade, encourage support to local organic farmers and volunteer in the community garden.
Family Farm Defenders, Madison, WI - (National) $3,000 to establish a link between farmers and consumers to promote sustainable agriculture and community sovereignty.
Hunger Action Network of New York State, Albany, NY - (Synod of the Northeast; Albany Presbytery) $2,000 To support community gardens, sustainable agriculture and seedling distribution.
Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Iowa City, IO - (National) $5,000 to help farmers and rural people to support their advocacy efforts.
National Family Farm Coalition, Washington, DC - (National) $8,000 to ensure that farmers are not hurt by unfair trade agreements and have access to affordable credits.
Neighborhood Nutrition Network, Gainesville, FL - (Synod of South Atlantic; St. Augustine Presbytery) $5,000 to address the root causes of hunger through a youth entrepreneurial farm and food preservation project
Noxubee County Farmers' Market, Macon, MS - (Synod of Living Waters; St. Andrew Presbytery) $2,480 To expand and promote the community farm market
Rural & Migrant Ministry, Poughkeepsie, NY -- (Synod of the Northeast; Albany Presbytery) $ 8,000 To change the laws in NY that deny farmworkers equal rights.
Southern Mutual Help Association, New Iberia, LA - (Synod of the Sun; South Louisiana Presbytery) $5,000 to educate Louisiana Policy makers on land use and the need to preserve land for agriculture.
Student Action with Farm Workers, Durham, NC - (Synod of Mid-Atlantic; New Hope Presbytery) $6,000 to train 30 bilingual college students to work in rural NC with migrant and seasonal workers.
Rooted in Community, San Francisco, CA - (National) $4,500 to foster healthy communities and food justice through urban and rural agriculture
Transfair USA, Oakland, CA - (National) $4,000 to address the root causes from hunger for small scale farmers in developing countries.
White Earth Land Recovery Project, Ponsford, MN - (Synod of Lake and Prairies; Northern Plains Presbytery) $5,000 to recover traditional food production practices in order to improve health conditions among the members of the community. |